Mass Effect 2 *spoilers around pg 29/30*

[Morat20]

You say that now, but wait till you see all those 300 pound Liaras in formfitting catsuits, Morat!  

Just more alien to love, baby.

[CmdrSlack]

Sweet, that did it. Perhaps I will just cruise over and get it after work tomorrow. I did pre-order, so it's not like I have to worry about supply.

Otherwise, I wonder if I can convince the super-excited-about-ME2 employee if I can just come get it early on the QT.

[Stormwaltz]

300 pound Liaras

...eternity embraces YOU.

[tmp]

As they've seemingly left my previous love interest (Liara) out of the game as far as I can tell from the trailers I've seen, I am honorbound to switch my affections to the other impressionable alien chick.

Supposedly there's actually an achievement in ME2 for not dipping your body parts into other alien chicks if you romanced the blue one (and if you do then there's going to be consequences in ME3) so it seems she's still in. I think i saw a glimpse of her in the final trailer, though maybe it was just another blue alien.

[Kitsune]

300 pound Liaras

...eternity embraces YOU.

Eternity wants to know if you're going to finish your steak.  And for you to pass the gravy.

[Polysorbate80]

As they've seemingly left my previous love interest (Liara) out of the game as far as I can tell from the trailers I've seen, I am honorbound to switch my affections to the other impressionable alien chick.

Supposedly there's actually an achievement in ME2 for not dipping your body parts into other alien chicks if you romanced the blue one (and if you do then there's going to be consequences in ME3) so it seems she's still in. I think i saw a glimpse of her in the final trailer, though maybe it was just another blue alien.

Trouble?  From the blue chick who's a member of a species that believes it's gauche to *not* have inter-species sex?  I R confused...

[caladein]

In one of the interviews they mentioned that they would track if you sexed someone up in ME2 after having done so in the first game.  Theoretically to have that come back in your face in the last game, assuming everyone who got sexed-up survives to that point...

[Nightblade]

In one of the interviews they mentioned that they would track if you sexed someone up in ME2 after having done so in the first game.  Theoretically to have that come back in your face in the last game, assuming everyone who got sexed-up survives to that point...

Yeah, about that blue chick...

 

[Stormwaltz]

Yeah, about that blue chick...

 

The most interesting bit of that is

[Velorath]

My copy on Steam is decrypting right now.  Any DLC (CE, pre-order, Cerberus Network DLC, Dr. Pepper promos) for the PC version needs to be redeemed on Bioware's social site and then you download an installer for it.  The Cerberus Network DLC for the character Zaeed has been delayed a day or two for the 360 version.

[CmdrSlack]

Hrm, I wonder if it'll integrate well if you've already started playing. I'm snagging my copy after work today and was thinking of starting tonight.

I guess I can live without the DLC 'till Thursday.

[Morfiend]

Any DLC (CE, pre-order, Cerberus Network DLC, Dr. Pepper promos) for the PC version needs to be redeemed on Bioware's social site and then you download an installer for it. 

The Bioware social site is fucking horrible. I still only have it authorize me for my Dragon Age DLC content about every 2 out of 3 times I boot up the game. Its fucking annoying as hell.

[Velorath]

Any DLC (CE, pre-order, Cerberus Network DLC, Dr. Pepper promos) for the PC version needs to be redeemed on Bioware's social site and then you download an installer for it. 

The Bioware social site is fucking horrible. I still only have it authorize me for my Dragon Age DLC content about every 2 out of 3 times I boot up the game. Its fucking annoying as hell.

For the purposes of downloading the DLC at least it's worked ok for me so far, but yeah that site is pretty much ass.

[tmp]

Oh how i hate this "you dirty europeans have to wait some more for the goods" practice.

I blame the UK, and their failure to keep the colony under the heel.

[Bunk]

You know what is really painful? Sitting at work, staring at the box on my desk, with four hours left in my shift.

[AutomaticZen]

You know what is really painful? Sitting at work, staring at the box on my desk, with four hours left in my shift.

I feel your pain.

[Tebonas]

I count my blessing that its only 3 days. Still waiting for King Arthur.

But yes, thats real bullshit. I hope European distributors go out of business soon so they see protecting their markets didn't help!

[CmdrSlack]

You know what is really painful? Sitting at work, staring at the box on my desk, with four hours left in my shift.

I feel your pain.

I was hoping to be doing the same, but I guess GameStop doesn't open 'till 10 AM. I figured that an average retail establishment opens at like 8 or 9. I was wrong.

[Bunk]

So now that everyone knows that  is back, I have to wonder; was the decision to bring back that character at all influenced by the 8000 posts on the Bioware forums about ?

The scariest thing, is that I'm pretty sure 8000 is a very conservative estimate.

[Rasix]

Anyone with a 360 version want to tell me how it plays so far?  I'm not super confident my PC will handle it well, although I am at or slightly above the recommended specs. 

Input on how it runs on recommended spec level machines would also be appreciated.  Although it's looking like I won't be playing this title for a while if I go the PC route (out of town for a few days, then WKC releases, and I still haven't beaten ME1 on PC).

[MisterNoisy]

Anyone with a 360 version want to tell me how it plays so far?  I'm not super confident my PC will handle it well, although I am at or slightly above the recommended specs.  

Input on how it runs on recommended spec level machines would also be appreciated.  Although it's looking like I won't be playing this title for a while if I go the PC route (out of town for a few days, then WKC releases, and I still haven't beaten ME1 on PC).

I braved the crowds to pick it up on 360 (played the first on 360 and wanted to use my save) at midnight, and played the first 2-3 hours or so.  So far, performance has been solid, with none of the texture pop-in or framerate issues of the first - it looks and plays great.  If your PC can run it and you didn't play the first on 360, I'd go with PC just for mouselook, but I'm perfectly happy with the 360 version.

Only issue so far was a full system lockup right after the intro - it's during a loading screen, and when the achievement for that section popped, the system hung, necessitating a replay of the first few minutes.  It didn't repeat the second time through, so it's just that particular confluence of events I guess.  I installed both discs to the 360 HDD to just to keep the DVD drive noise down, so that may have played a part too, but I doubt it.

[Morat20]

I'll be getting it for the 360 in a month or two -- (I still have Dragon Age I'm playing, Fallout 3 I want to play, and Bioshock I'd like to finish -- not to mention Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones (the first one) and Half Life 2 I still haven't finished. Oh, and Assasin's Creed. Part of me wishes they'd stop making games for about 6 months so I can catch up).

I'd prefer to play it on the PC, but mine is a 7 year old single-core machine, and I'm not going to replace it until my job situation resolves itself. (My part of the contract is up end of August, and while supposedly there's plenty of work throughout the REST of the contract, until I have a job, I ain't buying a new computer).

[caladein]

Apparently my Steam copy of the DDE opened up early (or around the same time as the normal copy).  Yay.

[MisterNoisy]

Also:  Mass Effect 2 makes the first game look completely amateur hour (and I really liked the first one).  Refinement to every part of the game, and it actually plays like a shooter now.

[fatboy]

You know what is really painful? Sitting at work, staring at the box on my desk, with four hours left in my shift.

I feel your pain.

Same here, gentlemen....AND my kid has baseball practice tonight and Lost is on tonight (even if it's a rerun - it's a religious experience in my household), so it's 8 more hours for me to crack it open.  Hell, I should have just waited until tomorrow to buy the damn thing! 

[caladein]

For the purposes of downloading the DLC at least it's worked ok for me so far, but yeah that site is pretty much ass.

I can second that.  I didn't notice any slowdown when registering my game keys.  Being stuck downloading ~600 MB worth of DLC after I "preloaded" my game this weekend does suck though.

[Special J]

Damn I'm still trying to finish Dragon Age.  I figured I'd get ME2 if it gets cheaper. But damn, I may crack and pick it up. I  the first one.

[Morat20]

Damn I'm still trying to finish Dragon Age.  I figured I'd get ME2 if it gets cheaper. But damn, I may crack and pick it up. I  the first one.

I feel the same way. It doesn't help that a friend of mine is drooling over my copy of Dragon Age and hinting I should play ME2.

[caladein]

Space Background + EA logo + "Please wait..."

/rage

[LK]

ME2 reminds me I never finished ME1 because it required 6 some odd playthroughs to "complete."

I really fucking hope they learned something from the first one, like how to design a fun game.

[Velorath]

ME2 reminds me I never finished ME1 because it required 6 some odd playthroughs to "complete."

If by "complete" you mean get every achievement (which can actually be done in as few as three playthroughs if you plan ahead).  But really, who gives a fuck about that?

[Rasix]

ME2 reminds me I never finished ME1 because it required 6 some odd playthroughs to "complete."

If by "complete" you mean get every achievement (which can actually be done in as few as three playthroughs if you plan ahead).  But really, who gives a fuck about that?

Nutjobs.

His second sentence makes less sense.   

[Ingmar]

I really fucking hope they learned something from the first one, like how to design a fun game.

 

[Lakov_Sanite]

Psycho.

[Velorath]

I'm loving the game so far but one thing pisses me off.  You can't toggle helmets on and off in this one, and the DLC armor sets all have helmets.  Doesn't seem ideal for dialog situations.  The Inferno armor at least has a clear visor, but it still annoys me to the point where I'm just going to switch back to the regular armor next chance I get.